Terrance J. Zich, PE, PG
DeLand, FL 32720
386-***-**** (Home); 386-***-**** (Cell)
acbcfv@r.postjobfree.com (Email)
OBJECTIVE: Career opportunity to manage a profit center, branch office, or
department, utilizing my professional background in a team oriented
environment.
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY: Over thirty years of professional
environmental/engineering/geology experience consisting of regulatory,
industrial and consulting services. Directed business units operations
encompassing business plan and budget preparation, strategic planning, P&L
control, staff development and project management. Registered Professional
Engineer & Professional Geologist.
. Over 20 years of department level and higher consulting management
experience including:
o Profit and Loss/budgeting operations management
o Client management
o Business development
o Team building and mentoring
. Diverse professional work experience
. History of growing/building teams by an atmosphere of trust, input,
understanding and delegation
. Strong project management, facilitation and mentoring skills
. Excellent interpersonal and presentation communication skills
. Strives for continuous improvement
. Creates standards for ethical behavior and professional integrity
. Projects competence with encouraging, challenging and enabling others
. Highly enthusiastic with high sense of urgency
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
. Grew forensic geotechnical/geology forensic group from 2 full time and
1 part time employee to a dozen full time and 3 part time employees.
Revenue increased from approximately million to 3 million annually.
. Took over as President for bankrupt, newly organized subsidiary and
created a positive staff environment and profit.
. Managed project types including all phases of Environmental Site
Assessments (ESA) and compliance audits; court case preparation; site
investigations and remediation for water and soil contamination
industrial and Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) site suitability
evaluation and permitting; MSWLF and hazardous waste site remediation
including soils, groundwater and landfill gas; Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan development, review and
approvals; Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) development,
review and approvals; Alluvial Valley Floor watershed studies;
hydrogeologic studies; and mine site permitting. ESAs included
timberland properties with over 2 million acres assessed.
. Instituted an Office Safety and Environmental Program and coordinated
regional marketing/communication issues for an Environmental
Management Practice Area.
. In first consulting/Branch Manager Position, grew staff from four to
fifteen as part of initiating environmental services into new market
area.
. Implemented multiple monitoring networks, municipal and domestic well
design and mine dewatering activities.
. Established standards associated with the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act for surface water and groundwater management and
monitoring.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
. Geotechnical Branch Supervisor: PT&C Forensic Consulting Services,
P.A., Deland, FL
. Senior Engineer: HSA Engineers and Scientists, Altamonte Springs, FL.
. Regional Manager: Giles Engineering Associates, Inc., Sanford, FL.
. President/Branch & Environmental Department Manager: ES
Geotechnologies, Milpitas, CA.
. Environmental Group Leader: TTL, Inc., Albany, GA.
. Vice President/Senior Project Manager: DSAtlantic/Tribble and
Richardson/ Stantec, Macon, GA.
. Owner/Manager: Z Environmental and Geological Engineering, Bismarck,
ND.
. Branch Manager: Twin City Testing/Huntingdon Engineering and
Environmental/Maxim Technologies, Bismarck, ND.
. Branch Manager: Braun Intertec Environmental, Bismarck, ND.
. Senior Environmental Engineer/Hydrologist: North American Coal
Company, Bismarck, ND.
. Water Resources Engineer: Denver Water Department, Denver CO.
. Environmental Engineer: North Dakota Public Service Commission,
Bismarck, ND.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Geological Engineering
. Graduated Magna cum laude from the University of North Dakota.
Completed curriculum for the Soils/Hydrology option. Elected to Tau
Beta Phi and Sig Gamma Epsilon honor societies.
. Received Associate Degree in pre-engineering from Bismarck State
College.
. Additional education includes graduate courses in hydrology and
geology through the University of North Dakota, University of Colorado
and Colorado State University.
. Completed prerequisite courses for Master of Business Administration
through Bismarck State College, Mary College and University of North
Dakota Extension Center.
. River Courses I & II, Stream Restoration Institute, North Carolina
State University.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION:
. Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North
Dakota, South Carolina and Tennessee.
. Registered Professional Geologist in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and
Wyoming.
. Certified Professional Geologist.
. Neutral Evaluator state of Florida.
. Qualified Stormwater Management Inspector, Florida.
. OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Operations Training.